Inside the Session What: A Database Designer's Favorite New SQL Server Features When: Nov. 16, 2 p.m. - 2:20 p.m. Who: Karen Lopez, Data Evangelist Why: "We'll look at the new features, why you ...

Data pro Thomas LaRock dives into the intricacies of SQL Server design, emphasizing the power of smart datatype decisions.

In SQL Server, the database can be stored in different files and filegroups. If your database is small (100 MB or less), you do not need to worry too much about files and filegroups. But if you have a ...

The column values are displayed in hexadecimal format. Here are steps to recover deleted data from SQL Server using fn_dblog () function: Note: For demonstration purpose, we will first create a new ...

There's a very handy new tool from Microsoft called the Database Experimentation Assistant (DEA). The DEA makes it very easy to conduct A/B testing for SQL Server upgrades, providing quantitative ...

Here are the details to two versions of Product Tables, one for Access 2000/97 and one for SQL Server 7. Not all of these fields are necessary in one database. For example, with Size and color you can ...

Here is a list of common wait types and techniques that every DBA (or wannabe DBA) should know. While there are many more wait types than listed here, understanding these will give you a leg up when ...

What capabilities specifically help data developers working with SQL Server and Azure SQL Database? Azure SQL Database is packed with modern developer features that accelerate productivity and give ...

SQL Server 2022 customers will see benefits in the areas of data integration, analytics, governance, and high availability thanks to the database’s enhanced connectivity to the Azure cloud, Microsoft ...

SQL Server 2019 reaches general availability Ignite 2019: Microsoft's flagship OLTP database releases in new version that aims to bring databases, data lakes and remote data sources together as one.